Wagon-seat.



A. J. WOOD.

WAGON SEAT. APPLICATION mum 15017.30, 190a. 'nmmwnn D110. 0, 1910.

986,885. Patented Mar.14,1911.

Wigwam u ANDREW J. WOOD, 0F LINDALE, TEXAS.

WAGON-SEAT.

Application filed November 30, 1909, Serial No. 530,592.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 19111.

Renewed December 6, 1910. Serial No. 595.943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. 001), a citizen of the United States,residing at Lindale, in the county of Smith and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Seats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to wagon seats, the object in view being toprovide a portable and detachable seat for vehicles and particularlywagons of various kinds, whereby a comfortable, yieldingly supportedseat is obtained, especially designed for use on farm wagons or vehicleswithout springs.

To the above end, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination and (arrangement of parts as herein :t'ully described,illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective of a seatembodying the present invention. Fig.2 is a rear elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section, showing the connection betweenthe upper and lower bars of the seat :t'rame. Fig. 1 is a detailhorizontal section through one of the guide loops showing the adjacentparts in plan.

The seat comprises essentially a bottom board 1, back 2, sides 3 andseat supporting bars 4: arranged at opposite ends or sides of the seatas indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The seat also comprises a top back rail 5con nected to the main body of the seat by a suitable number ofstanchions 6 and also by means of a semi-circular brace 7, the lowerextremities of which are permanently fastened to the bottom board 1while the upper central portion of said. brace is fastened to the backrail 5 by means of bolts 8 or their equivalent.

Arranged in parallel relation to and. be neath the seat supporting bars4 are clamp bars 9 while between the bars 4t and 9 are arranged seatcushioning springs 10 preferably of the coiled type as shown in Figs. 1.and 2. Connected to each of the clamp bars 9 is a pair of clips 11embracing the lower bars 9 and provided at their upper ends withdownwardly pointing hooks 12 which are adapted to hook over the sides ofthe wagon box or body in a manner well understood by those skilled inthe art to which this invention appertains.

Extending backward from each of the clamp bars 11 is a stop 13 which mayconsist of a strip of iron having the two extremities thereof broughttogether intermediate their ends and then spread apart to embrace therear end of the clamp bar to which they are fastened while theprojecting end of the stop is formed into an eye 14. Connected to theupper scat supporting bar 4 is a guide loop 15 having the parallel sidesthereof arranged at a suitable distance apart to embrace and slide uponthe stop 13 in the manner indicated in the drawings. The loops 15 serveto guide the up and down movements of the seat supporting bars and limitthe upward movement of said bars by reason of the engagement between theloop 15 and the adjacent stop 13.

Interposed between the clamp bars 9 is a spreader or clamping clementconsisting of a pair of rods 16 having their outer ends connected to theclamp bars 9 and the inner ends provided with right and left handthreads with which is associated a turn buckle 17. This turn buckleenables the rods 16 to be moved toward or away from each other forcorrespondingly varying the dis tance between the clamp bars 9. Thisonables the clamp bars to be forced into firm engagement with the innersurface of the sides of the wagon body to hold. the seat frame securelyin place, and also enables the clamp bars 9 to be moved toward eachother for the purpose of releasing and removing the seat as a whole. Theconstruotion described also enables the seat to be fastened to the wagonbody at any desired point in the length thereof.

I claim A vehicle seat comprising a seat bottom board, seat supportingbars connected to said bottom board, clamp bars extending parallel toand beneath said seat supporting bars, cushion springs interposedbetween said bars, clips on the clamp bars having hooks to engage theside of the wagon body, loops carried by the seat supporting bars,

stops on the clamp bars with which said loops engage, and a spreadingdevice interposed between the clamp bars and embodying rods connected attheir outer ends to the clamp bars, and a turn buckle connecting theinner ends of said bars, substantially as described.

ANDREW J. WOOD.

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Washington, D. C.

